Must-visit México City

Catedral Metropolitana, in the Centro Historico, right on the Zocalo. Open daily 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., free admission.

The Templo Mayor and Museo Templo Mayor are located off the zocalo; phone 55/5542-0606;www.conaculta.gob.mx/templomayor. Open Tuesdays through Sundays 9 a.m. - 5:50 p.m. (last ticket sold at 5 p.m.). Admission for both is about $4. 

The Palacio Nacional is located on Av. Pino Suárez, facing the zócalo. Admission is free, and it’s open Mondays through Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Teotihuacan is an hours drive from the Centro Storico. The fastest way to drive there is on Highway H5D. You can also hop a bus from the Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. They depart every half hour. The ruins themselves are open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily; admission is about $3.80.

La Texcocana, 87 Avenida de Independencia; phone 55/5521-7871.

The Museo Nacional de Antropologia is set in Chapultepec Park, phone 55/5553-6266; www.mna.inah.gob.mx. It’s open Tuesdays through Sundays, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; admission is about $2.50.  

The Museo Frida Kahlo, Londres 247 in Coyoacán, phone 55/5554-5999. Open Tuesdays through Sundays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Admission is $2.

Garibaldi Square is 5 blocks north of the Palacio de Bellas Artes, up Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas, at Avenida República de Honduras. It’s recommended that you take a taxi there and back as this is a higher crime area. If you’d like to entice the Mariachi players, offer a tip: the going rate is $1.50 to $3.25 per song.

The best place to watch Lucha Libre is at the Arena Mexico at 189 Calle Dr. Lavista; phone 55/5588-0385. If there’s no match the night you’re there at the Arena, check the local paper for other venues.

Fonda El Refugio, Liverpool 166  between Florencia and Amberes in the Zona Rosa area, phone 55/5207-2732.

Cinna Bar, Nuevo León 67-1 located on the ground floor of the Cine Plaza building, Col. Condesa, phone 55/5286-8456. 

Rexo, Saltillo 1 on the Corner of Nuevo León, Col. Condesa, phone 55/5553-5337

Pauline Frommer is the creator of the new Pauline Frommer guides in bookstores now. Her book, Pauline Frommer's New York, was named Best Guidebook of the Year by the North American Travel Journalists Association.

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